What are the norms of appropriate, responsible, ethical behaviour with regard to technology use?
Introduction: What is Digital citizenship and why is it important for teachers to address? Let's take a moment to listen to the following experts - Stephen Balkham and Andrew Churches and their view of Digital Citizenship.
Digital Citizenship - a definition
Today, billions of people all over the planet interact using various technologies. This interaction has created a digital society that affords its members opportunities for education, employment, entertainment, and social interaction. As in any society, it is expected that digital citizens act in a certain way—according to accepted norms, rules, and laws. Most of today’s students are entirely comfortable with technology, but are they using it appropriately? Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital society? How can teachers help students become responsible digital citizens?
Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure
Communication: electronic ex- change of information
Education: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology
Access: full electronic participation in society
Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods
Responsibility: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds
Rights: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world
Safety: physical well-being in a digital technology world
Security (self-protection): electronic precautions to guarantee safety
A digital dossier or a digital footprint
Suggestion:
View the following video on a Digital Dossier
Reflection: What does this mean to you in your personal life, professional life? What implications does this have for our young people now and in the future? Anything else to consider? For more discussions on digital citizenship or cyber citizenship, go to Interact@Core - cyber citizenship and/or Leave a message in the DISCUSSION tab above.
The Digizen project - Young People and Social Networking Services
"The project is designed to investigate how social networking services can and are being used to support personalised formal and informal learning by young people in schools and colleges. " http://www.digizen.org/socialnetworking/
What is a Digital Citizenship?
What are the norms of appropriate, responsible, ethical behaviour with regard to technology use?Introduction: What is Digital citizenship and why is it important for teachers to address? Let's take a moment to listen to the following experts - Stephen Balkham and Andrew Churches and their view of Digital Citizenship.
Digital Citizenship - a definition
Today, billions of people all over the planet interact using various technologies. This interaction has created a digital society that affords its members opportunities for education, employment, entertainment, and social interaction. As in any society, it is expected that digital citizens act in a certain way—according to accepted norms, rules, and laws. Most of today’s students are entirely comfortable with technology, but are they using it appropriately? Do they understand their roles and responsibilities in digital society? How can teachers help students become responsible digital citizens?
http://polyvision.wikispaces.com/digital+citizenship
Mike Ribble has written a wonderfully succinct article sub-titled a "Journey Toward Appropriate Technology Use at School and at Home". It provides an overview of Ribble's nine elements of digital citizenship as well as his reflection model of implementation.
A digital dossier or a digital footprint
Suggestion:
View the following video on a Digital Dossier
Reflection: What does this mean to you in your personal life, professional life? What implications does this have for our young people now and in the future? Anything else to consider? For more discussions on digital citizenship or cyber citizenship, go to Interact@Core - cyber citizenship and/or Leave a message in the DISCUSSION tab above.Additional resources to consider:
Core's Ten Trends 2010 - #5 Cyber citizenshiphttp://www.core-ed.net/core-ten-trends-2010
The Digizen project - Young People and Social Networking Services
"The project is designed to investigate how social networking services can and are being used to support personalised formal and informal learning by young people in schools and colleges. " http://www.digizen.org/socialnetworking/
Digital citizenship
http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/
What makes you such a good digizen?
http://www.digizen.org/